Image Credit: Sam Zimmerman, "An Elder's Vision," acrylic, 2020
As a BIPOC-led organization, the DAI celebrates the cultural confluence in Northeast Minnesota. Predating the development of our region's cities, the Anishinaabe have hosted a myriad of peoples along the shores of Lake Superior, sharing trade, cultural exchange, community, medicine, and art.
Opportunities for BIPOC Artists
Email awebster@duluthartinstitute.org to suggest a listing for a BIPOC-focused artist opportunity.
| the Maada'ookiing Grant Program Maada'ookiing is Indigenous-led investment into Indigenous solutions through grassroots grantmaking to individuals. It is designed to support community members to strengthen culture and community without having to apply on behalf of a formal nonprofit organization or Tribal entity. Applicants may request a grant of up to $2,500. We offer three rounds of funding each year. The deadline to submit applications is September 15. Applications can be submitted at any time and will be reviewed after the next deadline. Applicants will be notified about funding decisions approximately six weeks after the deadline. When planning your grant activities, please plan to receive funds approximately two months after the submission deadline. |
| First People's Fund's Capital Fellowship Supports culture bearers and artists in tribal communities with financial and technical support to pass on ancestral knowledge and cultural practices. Applications due by August 15, 2023 More information & application here |
BIPOC Artist DirectoryThe DAI is honored to connect you to the amazing BIPOC artists in the Northeast Minnesota region: change-makers, connectors, truth-tellers, stabilizers, mobilizers. We continue to update our list. Please contact cwoods@duluthartinstitute.org for more information. |
Leslie Barlow Website: lesliebarlowartist.com Instagram: ljpinko Julie Boada Website: hobt.org/associate-artists Marcus Mosiah Brown Instagram: mosiah218 Email: mosiahgarvey91@gmail.com Shaun Chosa (Painting) Facebook: shaun.chosa Email: wickedson@hotmail.com Catherine Colsrud Email: catcol_06@yahoo.com Jes Durfee (Glass) Website: jesdurfeeglass.com Email: jesdurfee@gmail.com Instagram: @jesdurfee Robert DesJarlait (Endaso Giizhig) (Watercolor–Opaque) Website: www.robertdesjarlaitfinearts.com Email: redlakeogichida@msn.com Dudley Edmondson (Photography) Website: dudleyedmondson.com Email: teamde@humanitycom.com Instagram: sonycamera2016 Olawole Famule Email: ofamule@uwsuper.edu Paula Gudmundson (Sound & Video Installation) Website: www.paulagudmundson.com Email: paula.gudmundson@gmail.com Carla Hamilton (Mixed Media) Instagram: carlahamiltonart Email: hamilton20199neuhausen@gmail.com Tashia Hart Website: tashiahart.com Email: Tashiamariehart@gmail.com Christopher E. Harrison Website: harrisonartstudio.net Instagram: genothehag Email: charrchr.gmail.com Nina Holtz (Ceramics) Website: https://holzx008.wixsite.com/ninaholzart Email: holzx008@gmail.com Seitu Ken Jones Instagram: seitukjones Website: seitujonesstudio.com Email: Shannon Brunette, Studio Director shannon@officeofculturalwork.org Patricia Mahnke (Fashion Design) Instagram: chemistryfashions Facebook: ChemistryFashions Email: chemistryfashions@gmail.com Flo Matamoros Email: flo@provegallery.com Sean Moore Email: oxymoronof85@gmail.com Terresa Moses (Graphic Design & Illustration) Website: blackbirdrevolt.com Instagram: projectnaptural / blackbirdrevolt Email: info@blackbirdrevolt.com | Jordon Moses Website: blackbirdrevolt.com Instagram: blackbirdrevolt Email: info@blackbirdrevolt.com Ryuta Nakajima Website: cla.d.umn.edu/faculty-staff/dr-ryuta-nakajima Email: lazymonk22@gmail.com Vern Northrup Website: watermarkartcenter.org/akinomaage-vern-northrup-visual-storyteller/ Email: v.northrup@hotmail.com Daniel Oyinloye Website: danieloyinloye.portfoliobox.net/welcome Email: danielooyinloye@gmail.com Karen Savage Blue Website: ksavblu.com Email: ksbluearts@gmail.com Juliane Shibata Website: julianeshibata.com Email: js@julianeshibata.com Spirit of She (Fiber, line, canvas art, digital illustration, logo design & jewelry) Instagram: spirit_of_she_ Email: thespiritofshe@gmail.com Delphin Starr Instagram: delstarr_arts Email: dniy1301@gmail.com Jonathan Thunder Website: thunderfineart.com Email: jonthunder@mac.com Ivy Vainio Instagram: ivy_vainio Email: ivyv@aicho.org Moira Villiard (Acrylic painting, digital illustration, murals & public art) Website: artbymoira.com Instagram: moiraliketheory Email: art.moira@gmail.com Sam Zimmerman Facebook: cranesuperior |
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